EU repeals F-gas leakage-checking Regulations 1497/2007 and 1516/2007
Operators and certification bodies for stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning, heat-pump and fire-protection equipment must move leakage-checking compliance onto the current F-gas framework, as the 2007 minimum-check Regulations are repealed
Change
On 2 July 2026 the European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1444 repealing Regulations (EC) No 1497/2007 and (EC) No 1516/2007, the standard leakage-checking requirements for stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning, heat-pump and fire-protection equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases; the Regulation enters into force 20 days after its 3 July 2026 publication and is directly applicable in all Member States.
Why it matters
The repeal removes the EU-level standardised leakage-checking methodologies codified in the two 2007 Regulations, which were adopted under the now-superseded Regulation (EC) No 842/2006. Leakage-checking obligations are now governed solely by the current F-gas framework, Regulation (EU) 2024/573, which the Commission considers already covers leakage prevention, monitoring, certification and record-keeping. References to the repealed Regulations in national measures and in compliance or certification documentation cease to apply from entry into force.
Implications
- — Compliance teams and certification bodies for stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning, heat-pump and fire-protection equipment must stop relying on Regulations (EC) No 1497/2007 and 1516/2007 for leakage-checking compliance from entry into force and confirm their procedures rest on the current F-gas framework, Regulation (EU) 2024/573 — documentation still citing the repealed rules is out of date.
- — National competent authorities enforcing F-gas rules must cease applying the repealed Regulations from entry into force and update any national measures or guidance that reference them, since the instruments are no longer legally operative.
Who is affected
- — Compliance teams and certification bodies for stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning, heat-pump and fire-protection systems
- — National competent authorities responsible for F-gas enforcement
What to watch
- — 23 July 2026 (20 days after 3 July publication): the repeal enters into force and Regulations (EC) No 1497/2007 and 1516/2007 cease to apply.
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